Submitted Name Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English Pronounced Pron. PREEST [key] Edit Status Status [history·contributorshide contributors] Added 1/31/2016 by highexpectasians Edited 3/18/2016 by Sofia Meaning & History Derived from the occupation priest, which is a minister of a church. It could also be a nickname for a person who is / was a priest.